Murray Chapel
The Murray Chapel , also Murray's Memorial Mortuary Chapel , is a chapel in the Scottish town of Lanark in the council area of South Lanarkshire . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category C. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2010.
history
The philanthropist Helen Murray , daughter of the diamond dealer John Murray , initiated the construction of the Murray Chapel , originally named Murray's Memorial Mortuary Chapel , in 1912 . It should serve the public as an ecumenical cemetery chapel . The design was provided by the architect William Cowie from Ayr , who primarily worked as a school and residential building planner in Ayr and Ayrshire . The chapel has not been used since 2006. In 2008, the Murray Chapel was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland. As part of a property inspection in 2014, its condition was classified as poor with moderate risk.
description
The Murray Chapel stands in a prominent position in the middle of a cemetery near the ruins of the medieval St Kentigern's Church in east Lanark. For Scotland, the design of the chapel in the Art Nouveau style is unusual. There are only two comparable structures. The two-story chapel has a square floor plan. The thermal bath windows on all sides are striking . They are suspected of having cornices with a tooth cut . A statue of an angel rises from the round lantern of the closing copper dome. Four urns surround the dome. The corbels of the portal cornice are decorated with cherubim . The cornice bears the inscription: "You will not leave us in the dust, you have made us, you art just".
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Murray Chapel in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 10.1 ″ N , 3 ° 46 ′ 5.9 ″ W.